Pagan claims South Bay Boardriders Club surf title
Body Glove team rider Matt Pagan claims the SBBC contest series title at 45th Street in Manhattan Beach. Photo (CivicCouch.com) Body Glove team surfer Matt Pagan claimed the open mens title in the South Bay Boardriders Contest Series with his third consecutive first place finish in the five-contest series on Saturday. Over 150 surfers, the largest field of the year, competed in 10 divisions. The contest was sponsored by Erik Nakaji’s Surf Concepts shop in Manhattan Beach. Surf that ranged from waist high to overhead throughout the five-foot tide swing, coupled with 80 degree weather, created ideal conditions for the contestants, but a challenge for lifeguards. Lifeguard Kip Jerger, who was manning the 42nd Street, Manhattan Beach tower, where the contest was held, made four rescues through the day, among them a stand-up paddler and a dad who was hit in the mouth by his son’s board while he was teaching his son to surf. “The big holes and the rips they create, which made conditions so good for the contest, are also what kept the guards running up and down the beach all day,” said Jerger, who also owns Kanoa Surf Camp. One of the club’s goals for the contest series is to showcase…
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